Quick Reads-YA Short Stories

Short Stories found in the Young Adult Book Collection. Not a definitive or exhaustive list. YA novels are made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers* Last Updated 12/12/2023

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Book cover for "Blackout"
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark"--
Book cover for "Let it snow"
Star rating for Let it snow
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Description:
In three intertwining short stories, several high school couples experience the trials and tribulations along with the joys of romance during a Christmas Eve snowstorm in a small town.
Book cover for "Look both ways"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"A collection of ten short stories that all take place in the same day about kids walking home from school"--
Book cover for "Meet cute"
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Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
A collection of short stories exploring the moment when a couple meets for the first time--from an African American girl in upstate New York who simultaneously finds a prom dress and a date to a transgender girl who confronts the student blocking her right to use the school restroom.
Book cover for "Pick-up game"
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A series of short stories, interspersed with poems and photographs, provides different perspectives on a game of streetball played one steamy July day at the West 4th Street court in New York City known as The Cage.